Pluto Shervington - Rhythm Of The City

Rhythm Of The City 

The time was 1988, and urban life in Miami was at its apex. After having moved from Jamaica to The Magic City in the summer of 1977, Pluto saw the future. Rhythm Of The City fully expresses this forward thrust, where technology, nightlife, love and urban vibes mingle in an exciting vision of a past future. Recorded at Earthman Studio in Miami, and produced by Geoffrey Chung, the album overthrows the normal rules of reggae, mixing it together with funk, soul and disco, and giving birth to what Pluto himself describes as urban reggae folklore. 

Pluto Shervington 

Leighton “Pluto” Shervington was born in Kingston, Jamaica on August 13th 1950. Determined to be a musician for as long as he remembers, Pluto built his very first guitar with his own hands, and in 1966, at the age of sixteen, joined his first band: The Presidents. After The Presidents came The Hurricanes, and in 1968 he became a member of the showband Tomorrow’s Children. 

After releasing hits like I Man Bitter, Ram Goat Liver, Dat, Your Honour and I Man Born Ya, Pluto climbed the charts, both in Jamaica and overseas, and established his solo career, selling tens of thousands of copies with every album release. In 1972 he founded Sound Associates Limited, a recording studio which provided radio, TV and advertising agencies with original jingles produced on a sixteen-track reel to reel recorder and a twenty-four-track mixing board which Pluto had bought from Byron Lee. 

In 1977, due to political shifts in Jamaica, Pluto moved to Miami, where he formed Pluto & Co. The band played regularly for eighteen years at Sunday’s On The Bay in Key Biscayne, Florida, and in June 1982 toured throughout England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. In August 1984, Pluto returned to Jamaica on tour, performing at the Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay. Through the years, Pluto continued his musical career between the United States and Jamaica, and is yet to stop experimenting and exploring what he can do with reggae music. 

credits

released November 4, 2022 

Produced & Arranged by Geoffrey Chung 

Engineered & Mixed by Geoffrey Chung 

Mixed at Earthman Studio, Miami, FL 

Recorded at Music Mountain, Stony Hill, Jamaica, Earthman Studio, Miami, FL, and International Sound, Miami, FL 

Additional Engineers: Noel Hearne, John Haag 

Assistant Engineers: Carlos Santos, Sam Safirstein, “Cha-Cha” Malcolm 

Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound, Miami, FL 

Art Director: E. Anthony Walsh, Creative Art 

Photography: Joe Ricco 

Special Thanks to: Olga Shervington, Pam Perry, Becky Wilson, Louis Chase (Earthman Studios) 

Restored, remastered and reissued by Arabusta Records

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